The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-03
Which Is Said to Include Journey Through
the West, Thence to the Pacific Coast
States, and Possibly to Parkway Alaska.
Gen. Villas Will Be in Charge ofthe Show,
and Passes Will Not Be Accepted.
The Pension Department Arranging for
Speedy Adjustment and Payment of Mexi-
can ClaimS-General Washington News.
a PRESIDENTIAL wALKAROUND.
Rumor that the President VIII Spend Sew.
eraI Months in Travelling Over the Country.

Rumor that the President VIII Spend Sew
eraI Months in Travelling Over the Country.
PHILADELPHIA, June "A Washington dis
patch says that President Cleveland's promise to
the St Louis delegation to visit that city in the
fall will be kept and that this visit will only be
a comparatively small feature of extensive
trip, the details of which will be arranged on his
return to Washington. Politicians have urged
this Western trip upon the President mat
ter Of policy, and Mrs. Cleveland has persuaded
him to make it matter Of pleasure. Ths
President has been embarrassed by his slight
personal knowledge of the West, and has de.
termined to visit the Pacific coast. and possibly
Alaska. He will leave Washington early in
August and probably will remain away until
October He will travel in a special car at
his own expense. accompanied by the members
of his immediate household and two three
Cabinet officers. The principal cities the
line of the route will be visited and it is tho
Presidents plan to go as far as Portland. Ore
He has been told that trip to Alaska would
be violation of precedent, and if he concurs in
this view Mrs Cleveland will make the trip to
that Territory while the President and Colonel
Lamont camping in the Yellowstone Ad-
ministration men say that such trip would
have beneficial effect the fall elections; but.
whatever the Presidents views on this subject.
he seems desirous of making the trip in order to
please his wife's love of travel
It is probable that in going and coming on this
long two months journey. the President and his
party will visit Philadelphia Pittsburg, Chicago,
Milwaukee. St Paul fpossibly Portland, Ore,
and San Francsco), Omaha, St. Louis, Louis
vile, Cincinnati. and other important cities. IL
order that he may come in contact with the peo-
pie, and especially with the working politicians.
Postmaster general Villas. who is, perhaps the
most ardent and industrious sscond-termer in
the administration. will. when the proper time
comes, leave nothing undone to work up the
Journey for all it s worth sailing around
the political circle. The Democrats
politicians in the various States through
which the presidential party will pass will be in
structed to stir up the popular enthusiasm in
order to bring about good effect on the autumn
elections The President is determined that
this journey shall be made entirely at his per-
sonal expense. He dees not intend to accept
any favors, but will pay for everything he gets
in the way of transportation and personal serv-
ice. The trip will cost him not less than So, 500
for the sixty days over which it will extend.
He fears. however, that the South will be Jealous
Of the fact that a Democratic President haI
gone into the West instead Of spending more OF
his time in the Southern States